Today's Air Force has too few squadrons, people, and planes to meet the requirements demanded by our National Defense Strategy, and the Pentagon's 2020 budget request doesn't do enough to address the shortfall, The Air Force we have has 312 operational squadrons. "The Air Force We Need," as defined by Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson last fall, should have 386 squadrons, a force built to match the demands of a strategy that anticipates great power competition and, potentially, great power conflict in the future.
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